Josh D. Weiss-US PRESSWIREIman Shumpert, a former Georgia Tech Guard, tried out for the Nets today.

By Mike Vorkunov/The Star-Ledger

Sometimes Iman Shumpert needs a refresher to know what time it is, let alone what time zone. And there are times when he wears the same clothes two days in a row because today’s team won’t know what yesterday’s team saw.

That’s life in the NBA Draft workout chute when you are a player on the first-round bubble.

The latest stop for Shumpert was at the Nets’ practice facility today to work out in front of the team brass. He is projected to be drafted near the end of the first round and falls right into the Nets’ range, as they own the 27th and 36th selections.

It was Shumpert’s eighth workout, after flying in from Indiana and before going to New York, and part of a pattern that has become rote. The process — airplane, hotel, workout, airplane — is as routine as wash, rinse, repeat.

“Half the time, I don’t even know what time it is,” Shumpert said. “I’m just sort of going back and forth. I try to set my alarm as much as possible. The biggest thing is getting sleep. You have to train your body to get sleep and make sure you eat and hydrate.

“You try to go to a hotel and find a laundry room, wash stuff and keep it going. People from that city didn’t see me wear what I wore yesterday. So I get through it.”

At Georgia Tech, Shumpert was a 6-5 point guard with athleticism that made him one of the standouts at the NBA Combine; teams are also considering him at shooting guard. He averaged 17.3 points per game and 3.5 assists last season as a junior.

At either position, Shumpert is fine with whatever he will be asked to do.

“It doesn’t matter to me; I’m a basketball player,” he said. “You can put me wherever. I would rather play point guard if I could choose, but if I have to play two guard, I’ll play two guard.”

Nets general manager Billy King said he isn’t pigeonholing Shumpert at either position, he is just looking for a dynamic player.

“I look at him as a basketball player,” King said. “He can play a lot of positions, but the great thing about being able to play the point is he can handle the ball. So you want as many guys that can get on the court that can handle the basketball and create.”

The Nets had five other players in for a workout as well. DeAndre Liggins (Kentucky), Antonio Pena (Villanova), Xavier Silas (Northern Illinois), Alex Tyus (Florida) and former St. Benedict’s star Corey Fisher (Villanova) received a look.

“These are guys who can be in our range or close enough in our range where if we had to move, we could move,” King said.

This year’s draft will be held June 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark.